News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Texas woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding four families that wanted to adopt children, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: Augusta, GA: Zong Geng Chen, 47, of Augusta, Georgia was sentenced last week by U. S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall to 5 months in prison followed by 5 months of home confinement and 3 years of supervised release for illegally repackaging pesticides to distribute to restaurants across the country and for making a false statement to federal agents.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 17, 2014 - As required by Congress in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (also known as the Farm Bill), retailers already authorized to accept USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits must arrange and pay for their own Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) equipment...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: A business owner from Oxford was sentenced to a year in prison for filing false tax returns and conspiring to file false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made new financial assistance available to eligible Florida citrus growers for the removal of trees afflicted with Huanglongbing (HLB, also known as citrus greening) and for replanting groves with new healthy stock. The support comes through USDA's Tree Assistance Program.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: A federal district judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has permanently barred Jeanne Covington, of Tampa, Florida, and her company, Jeanne’s Tax Preparation and Bookkeeping Inc., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter Smith for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Special Agent in Charge John Kelleghan for Philadelphia, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Special Agent in Charge Sidney M. Simon of the New York Field Office, Office of Export ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: A Plus Home Health Care Inc. and its owners, Tracy Nemerofsky and her father, Stephen Nemerofsky, have agreed to pay $1.65 million to the United States to settle allegations that A Plus paid spouses of referring physicians for sham marketing positions in order to induce patient referrals, the Justice ...

By Fed Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. On balance, labor market conditions improved somewhat further; however, the unemployment rate is little changed and a range of labor market indicators suggests that ...

By Fed Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the September 16-17 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.

By Fed Newswire | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: Policy Normalization Principles and Plans During its recent meetings, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) discussed ways to normalize the stance of monetary policy and the Federal Reserve's securities holdings. The discussions were part of prudent planning and do not imply that normalization will ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS — The owner of a Subway sandwich franchise that failed to pay minimum wages and shaved hours from employees' time records will pay 16 workers a total of $9,800 in back wages and liquidated damages under terms of a consent judgment issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: OMAHA, Neb. — Holder Construction Group LLC and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration have established a strategic partnership to protect and educate workers on construction hazards during the building of the Oasis Data Center Project in Omaha.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 17, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — Fort Myer Construction Corp. has agreed to settle charges that it violated Executive Order 11246 by failing to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and job applicants at 413 construction sites in the D.C. metropolitan area.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Gazette | Sep 17, 2014

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Gazette | Sep 17, 2014

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.